Hakushu the Twelve

Hakushu was built in 1973 by Suntory which is her owned second distillery. Hakushu is situated in the fairy forest of Mountain Southern Alps of Yamanashi. Hakushu whiskies are occasionally seen at some specialist liquor shops in Hong Kong and labeled high price tags. I am now going to introduce a Hakushu basic level bottling. Sample was given by a friend of mine, thank you. Sample volume about 50ml, sampled twice.

Hakushu 12 years, 700 ml, 43%, sample ~50 ml

Nose:
Honey, mandarins, dried date, lightly smoky

Palate:
Oily, preserved fruits, coffee, nuts (not me), smoky, mint

Aftertaste:
Medium length, dark coffee, chocolate, roasted wood

Overall:
Good note, fruity and honey paring with little bit smoky in good balance. Oily in mouth, smooth, sweetie preserved fruits accompanying with roasted coffee, amazing. Comfortable aftertaste that little bit chocolate echoes by soft woody bitterness. Although the recent price level of Japanese whiskies has been dropped slightly, those whiskies are not really price justified in my opinion.